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The Fruits of Daring

           Ibelieveitwasfornothingreallycriminal,though.Thereappearstohavebeensomepolitical-financialmix-up,fromallIcanlearn."

           "Andisheonlyforty,asthepaperssay?"

           "Aboutthat,Ishouldjudge.Why?"

           "Oh,thisschemeofhislooksratherpretentioustomeholdinguptheoldgascompanieshere.Doyousupposehe’llmanagetodoit?"

           "Idon’tknowthat.AllIknowiswhatIhavereadinthepapers,"repliedAddison,cautiously.Asamatteroffact,hedidnotcaretotalkaboutthisbusinessatall.Cowperwoodwasbusyatthisverytime,throughanagent,attemptingtoeffectacompromiseandunionofallinterestsconcerned.Itwasnotgoingverywell.

           "Humph!"commentedSchryhart.Hewaswonderingwhymenlikehimself,Merrill,Arneel,andothershadnotworkedintothisfieldlongagoorboughtouttheoldcompanies.Hewentawayinterested,andadayortwolatereventhenextmorninghadformulatedascheme.NotunlikeCowperwood,hewasashrewd,hard,coldman.HebelievedinChicagoimplicitlyandinallthatrelatedtoitsfuture.Thisgassituation,nowthatCowperwoodhadseenthepoint,wasverycleartohim.Evenyetitmightnotbeimpossibleforathirdpartytostepinandbyintricatemanipulationsecurethemuchcovetedrewards.PerhapsCowperwoodhimselfcouldbetakenoverwhocouldtell?

           Mr.Schryhart,beingaverydominatingtypeofperson,didnotbelieveinminorpartnershipsorinvestments.

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